, 1887-01-29
COLLISION WITH INNS. SULTAN.

Lloyd's agent at Lisbon elegraphedat8.55
yesterday morning dee 24) The British
iron clad Sultan and the Vile de Victoria IS,
belonging to the C0mpagnie DIES Chargeurs
R6uniS. have been in collision in Lisbon
Harbour during the night. The latter YES
sci sank in deep water. The Vile de Vic
tOiia (S) was bound from Havre for Santos"
A second telegram from Lloyds agent
states: ''The Vile de Victoria sank almost
Immediately after the collision. 1t is re-
ported that most of her crew and passen-
gers were drowned, and that both vessels
were at anchor at the time of the collision.
Therefore one must have dragged her an
Choir" The Vile de Victoria was a steel
screw steamer of 2,54S gross tons, ana was
built at Nantes in 1888.
A later despatch from the same source
states: ''While the Sultan was moored
during ebb tide at five in the morning
both cables parted, and she coilided with
the Vile de Victoria. The latter vessel
was damaged below the water line. and
sank i'll IA few minutes after The collision.
A portion Of the crew and passengers we're
saved the remainder. thirty-twO in mum
Der, are missing. The Sultan also collided
with the Richmond British steamer, which
vessel has sustained slight damage. The
Sultan sustained no damage. Her Majes-
TVS ship Minotaur also dragged her anchor
and came into collision with the Monarch,
but in this case the damage was iusigniti-
can't" a Renters telegram, however,
states that the damage to the Monarch was
considerable.
We have received the following tele-
grams relating to The disaster through
Reuters Agency:
"Lisbon, Dec. "a U2.15 p. m)-From the
particulars which have been obtained OF
the collision between her MajeSty's iron
clad Sultan and the steamer Vile de Vic
toria, the catastrophe appears to have Oc-
cured at five o'clock this morning. The
steamer had on board at the time sixty
persons, and not $50 as at frs reported,
and was to have sailed to day for Brazil.
It is stated that the Sultan was anchored
too near the Vile de Victoria, aud that
when the former SWung round with the
tide her spur entered the steamers side.
The Sultan also sustained some damage
from the collision. Dead bodies and wreck
age from the teamer are now being washed
ashore OH the banks Of the Tagus."
"Lisbon, Dec. a (4.5O p. m)-The cap
tain of the Sultan admits that the collision
was owing to his vessel breaking away from
her mOoringS. The Vile de Victoria sank
ten minutes after the collision, and the Sui
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rent, and came into collision with the
steamer Richmond, which received some
damage. The captain of the Vile de Vic
toria went down with his vessel, but was
saved, with eight other persons, by boats
belonging to the English steamer Toronto.
The crew of the Vile de Victoria numbered
forty-three, of whom twenty three were
saved, while the number Of passengers was
twenty, ten of whom were also rescued.
Nearly all'the saved reached the shore by
swimming. An English lady passenger on
board the Vile de Victoria, who was among
the saved, lost a bag conta ming she sum
of G60O, which she was wearing suspended
round her neck at the time of the collision.
The greater portion of The Vile de Vicroria's
cargo was lost. Three boats belonging to
the Channel Squadron were Immediately
launched, but only rescued a few of the
survivors. The lighters which were en-
gagged in loading the steamer cut their
mornings. and drifted into the middle Of
the stream."-Daily Telegraph.